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Although Michael Bay once claimed that 3-D technology was a fad and went on a diatribe regarding the glasses, the director has changed his mind.

It seems Transformers 3 was shot on 3-D cameras as he's completely changed his mind on the matter.

Bay said:

"Wow, I read these morons on the internet who think they are in the know. 'We have problems with our 3-D????' Really? Come into my edit room and I will show you beautiful 3-D. There has never been a live action show that has pushed the boundaries of 3-D like 'Transformers 3.' We shot the entire movie with 3-D cameras. I actually loved shooting in 3-D."

Most places you go to see 3-D movie at offer you recycled, plastic specs to enjoy Avatar in your face.

However, there are some places that offer the experience with electronic 3-D glasses. Sounds fancy right? Well, it's not.

In fact, one critic at the Wall Street Journal gave the Clash of the Titans flick a biased review since his glasses made the images look "murky." After the review was printed, the film's 3-D converters invited the critic to watch segments at their office. After seeing the real deal, it was concluded that electronic 3-D glasses, while built to blow your mind, need to charged or changed of batteries every couple of uses. When they aren't, Megan Fox just looks like she is running away from a big set of LEGOs.

So make sure you are getting your money's worth if you can afford (and find) a theater that offers these electronic specs.

Now that 3-D films are the new fad, ticket prices are beginning to sky-rocket, and according to a recent survey, are 26% more expensive in some theaters!!

The report claims:

"If consumers absorb the price increases without issue, we believe it bodes well for the pricing power of the movie exhibition industry. It appears that each theater circuit has its own strategy related to price increases this weekend. Certain chains are raising prices across the board, some are focusing on the 3D ticket premium, and others are focusing only on raising adult ticket prices."

We guess so! However, don't expect everyone to have one of these suckers overnight.

Analyst Ichiro Michikoshi adds:

“It will probably take a long time for 3-D TVs to expand broadly, maybe about three years. There isn’t enough content and consumers dislike wearing the glasses. Those issues will take time to be solved.”

Damn right!! We're not investing in that stuff until everything's in 3-D, not just CGI alien smurfs and Johnny Depp!!